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<h1>Reading through Judges</h1>
<p>I've been reading through the book of Judges for a few weeks now and have been struck by the people of Israel&hellip;</p>
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<h1>Reading through Judges</h1>

<p>I've been reading through the book of Judges for a few weeks now and have been struck by the people of Israel.</p>

<p>Judges&mdash;Old Testament, about&hellip; Judges? Is that some wierd translation from Hebrew to American English?
So, I checked and basically, I think the book should be called Generals. Sure, not everyone mentioned in here was
a military leader, and so far, all of the glory for the victories has been pointed directly at God. So perhaps a more
accurate title for this book is Champions.</p>

<p>Anyway, force yourself to read Judges chapters 1 and 2, and hopefully you will see what I did. That the Israelites
were selfish, hedonistic, babies. Maybe that's going too far, but the ones that make me mad are babies. I'm trying
to avoid venting, but really?! How can you as a culture praise God so wholeheartedly for the victory over opression,
and within a few years, turn completely 180&deg; and "do what is evil in the sight of the Lord?"</p>

<p>If you get any further into the book of Judges, you'll see that this is a recurring thing with them.</p>

<p>I'm still reading, but the trained part of me has to internalize and ask myself: How am I like the Israelites?</p>
